Abdulkarim Barakat

Abdulkarim Barakat (c. 1966-7 June 2016) was an Islamic State member from Saudi Arabia and one of the attackers in the 2016 Riyadh embassy siege.

Biography
Abdulkarim Barakat was born in Saudi Arabia circa 1966, and he harbored Islamist sympathies. He decided to give his life for jihad in hopes of becoming a martyr, and he joined Khalid al-Asiri's militant group for the 2016 Riyadh embassy siege. Barakat was the VBIED driver during the first stage of the attack, and he drove his van past Saudi military policemen and towards the gate of the United States embassy. The guards shot at the van and managed to mortally wound him, but he had already reached the gate before he died; his van crashed into the gate and exploded, allowing for the attack to continue.